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Bryan Cranston won four Emmys for playing a power-hungry drug kingpin on AMC's landmark drama series Breaking Bad. But when he's not masquerading as the ruthless "one who knocks," the actor also enjoys showing off his comedic side.

Two decades ago, he received a trio of Emmy nominations for his role as Hal, the carefree husband and father on Malcolm in the Middle. He also earned laughs playing dentist Tim Whatley on Seinfeld, therapist Dr. Templeton on Curb Your Enthusiasm, and a heightened version of himself on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Now, he's yucking it up as The Studio's Griffin Mill, the outlandish CEO of Continental Studios, who's never met a psychedelic mushroom he didn't like. Cranston is nominated in Best Comedy Guest Actor alongside last year's winner, Jon Bernthal as Michael Berzatto for The Bear, plus four people from The Studio who are playing comedic versions of themselves: Dave Franco,...

Julianne Nicholson may live quietly in the English countryside, but this Emmy season, she’s making noise in Hollywood. With two Emmy nominations — for her haunting turn in Hulu’s post-apocalyptic political thriller “Paradise” and her scene-stealing comedic performance in HBO Max’s “Hacks” — Nicholson has evolved from industry favorite to awards season darling.

“I know it’s greedy,” she says during the episode on the Variety’s Awards Circuit Podcast, “but it took me 30 years to get here, so I thought, let’s just start stacking them up.”

It’s dry, self-effacing humor that’s classic Nicholson. Behind the humility lies a career moment: another piece of recognition for her work that’s long been critically admired, often under the radar, but now gaining broader appreciation. Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast caught up with Nicholson to discuss her dual Emmy noms and more. Listen below!

Nicholson earned a supporting drama actress nomination for “Paradise,...

Exclusive: Paradigm has signed filmmaker Michael Sucsy for representation.

Sucsy is best known for his award-winning debut feature, HBO’s Grey Gardens, starring Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore. Examining the lives of Edith Bouvier Beale and her daughter Edith, the aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, the critically acclaimed film earned 17 Emmy nominations, winning six, as well as a Golden Globe for Best Miniseries or TV Movie. Sucsy directed Lange to a Best Actress Emmy and Barrymore to a Best Actress Golden Globe and SAG Award.

Sucsy also directed The Vow, a 2012 romantic drama starring Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams, which grossed nearly $200M worldwide. Additional credits include Every Day, a high-concept romantic fantasy for Orion Pictures, based on the bestselling novel by David Levithan, as well as directing a pair of episodes from the final season of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why.

Sucsy continues to be repped by Anonymous Content and Goodman,...

Since at least the late '90s, HBO has been hailed as the gold standard of television. When people think about the network, the same sort of work usually comes to mind. Whether it's classic prestige TV shows "The Wire," "The Sopranos," or "Six Feet Under" or groundbreaking contemporary miniseries like "Watchmen," "The Night Of," or "I May Destroy You." Heck, even their biggest misses like "The Idol" or "John From Cincinnati" are fascinating works of art.

As much praise is heaped on HBO, however, surprisingly little is afforded for the litany of feature films they produce and release every year. With such a large back catalog of great movies to choose from, we've selected the 15 best HBO original movies to get your next marathon underway.

Read more: The 20 Best HBO Shows Of All Time, Ranked

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Cape Fear is getting ready to cast off. The Apple TV+ series, the third screen adaptation of John D. MacDonald's psychological thriller novel The Executioners, has wrapped filming. Director Reed Morano commemorated the end of production on Instagram with a thank-you message to the series' cast and crew.

In the message celebrating the end of production in Atlanta, Morano pays tribute to "this miraculously beautiful shoot, these obscenely talented actors, this f***ing A+++++ crew of top level pros and one hell of a bonkers juicy story." She also deems the shoot to be one of "the most epic, gorgeous, insane & wildly inspiring experiences I’ve had to date." She thanks Javier Bardem, who will play the villainous Max Cady; Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson, who play protagonists Anna and Tom Bowden; cast members Lily Collias, Joe Anders, and Malia Pyles; and executive producers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.

Everyone's got to start somewhere, and that somewhere ain't necessarily got to be pretty. Take Tom Cruise, for example. He made his film acting debut in Franco Zeffirelli's teen romance "Endless Love," an avalanche of ick notable for its Diana Ross/Lionel Richie theme song and notorious for the scene where Shirley Knight's bohemian mother watches approvingly from the top of a staircase as her 15-year-old daughter (Brooke Shields) has firelit sex with her 17-year-old boyfriend (Martin Hewitt). Somehow, Cruise survived this association with one of the most atrociously awful movies of the 1980s to become one of the world's biggest movie stars.

On the less scandalous end of the spectrum, Paul Newman's first movie was the biblical epic "The Silver Chalice," for which he received mostly lousy reviews. Jessica Lange was ridiculed for conjuring the ghost of Carole Lombard to play a daffy starlet in the 1976 remake of "King Kong.

Hollywood has always been a boy's club. Worse than that, it's been a haven of sexual abuse. The town has buildings and theaters named after the likes of Columbia Pictures co-founder Harry Cohn and 20th Century Fox co-founder Daryl F. Zanuck, both of whom were notorious for coercing (or attempting to coerce) female stars into sex in exchange for work. For all of the breathtakingly gifted women who made it through Hollywood's sexist gauntlet to become movie stars, you can't help but wonder how many singular talents got destroyed by the town's monstrous gatekeepers.

Because talent truly didn't matter to these ghouls. They just wanted, in their view, a dazzling dame who could light up the screen with their looks and sign a contract nowhere near commensurate with their value to the studio. Some of the women in their employ could stand up to them. Joan Crawford once shut Cohn down by saying,...

Martin Scorsese’s Chilling Thriller Cape Fear Hits Netflix India ( Photo Credit – Netflix )

Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese has delivered an impressive lineup of critically acclaimed and commercially successful films throughout his illustrious career. The list includes The Departed (2006), Shutter Island (2010), Gangs of New York (2002), and Taxi Driver (1976), with The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) being his highest-grossing film to date. But which one of his films holds the distinction of being the first to surpass the $100 million mark at the box office? Read on to find out.

The First Martin Scorsese $100 Million Film

That film is none other than the neo-noir psychological thriller Cape Fear, which was released in 1991 and directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, and Jessica Lange in the lead roles, the movie became Martin Scorsese’s first to cross the $100 million mark globally. According to Box Office Mojo, it grossed roughly $79.1 million at the...

They say home is where the heart is and the cast of 9-1-1: Nashville will have plenty of time to pour an abundance of love into their new digs, as we’re getting a first look at the building that will serve as the team’s firehouse. According to X account 9-1-1 News, the on-location spot is expected to receive a whopping $340,000 in renovations to transform it into a set worthy of the highly-anticipated 9-1-1 offshoot. From what we can see from the first images, the creative team certainly has their work cut out for them, but that’s the exciting part! Constructed from brick, the outside walls have all the charm that we’d expect from the new firehouse, while the inside boasts sky-high ceilings and what looks to be an office surrounded by windows.

9-1-1: Nashville has been on our radar since earlier this year.

“American Horror Story“ mainstay Sarah Paulson said in October that the odds were favorable for a series return. Over the weekend, series creator Ryan Murphy took it a step further with a new tease for the upcoming 13th season.

Paulson has been a regular part of FX’s anthology horror series since her recurring role as psychic Billie Dean Howard in the first season, Murder House, in 2011. The actor’s last appearance on the show was in Season 10’s Double Feature.

“Sarah Paulson and I are cooking up something cool!” Murphy replied to a fan asking for an AHS update under an Instagram post featuring first-look images from American Love Story.

While this is official confirmation that Paulson is returning for the 13th season, it’s unclear at what capacity. Very little is known about the new season at all, including theme. Considering that Murphy has stated before that he...

When an Og actor returns to a series, it feels like the debut season all over again. Nothing is better than seeing a familiar face in an anthology series, even though they'll most likely be playing a completely different role. Still, their presence brings a certain touch that was missing when they departed. That's most likely how American Horror Story viewers felt when they no longer saw Sarah Paulson in the horror anthology. Yet, it is still popular and is now heading into Season 13 with "something cool," according to creator Ryan Murphy.

Nowadays, making it beyond several seasons is nearly unheard of, which is why, to keep the show a trending topic, creator Ryan Murphy is giving people what they want: details about the long-awaited new season. According to Deadline, the Golden Globe winner teased that Paulson would return to the show in some capacity. This is after a fan...

An update for American Horror Story season 13 has teased Sarah Paulson’s return. The anthology series, created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, premiered in 2011 and has featured an impressive cast throughout, most of whom have been in various seasons, including Jessica Lange, Evan Peters, Kathy Bates, Frances Conroy, and Angela Bassett. A mainstay of American Horror Story, Paulson has played characters in nearly every installment, and last appeared in season 10, American Horror Story: Double Feature, as Tuberculosis Karen and Mamie Eisenhower.

In the comments section of a recent Instagram post, which debuted stills from American Love Story, Ryan Murphy teased that Paulson will be in American Horror Story season 13. The co-creator and showrunner replied to a comment about the upcoming season, revealing that, "Sarah Paulson and I are cooking up something cool!"

What This Means For American Horror Story Paulson Has Been A Key Part Of The Series Image by Yeider Chacon

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American Horror Storyco-creator Ryan Murphy gives fans a major update on the series' thirteenth season.

Per TV Line, Murphy opened up about the future of American Horror Story when asked about the series while promoting American Love Story online. "Sarah Paulson and I are cooking up something cool," Murphy confirmed.

The first season of American Horror Story, subtitled "Murder House," premiered on FX back in 2011 to rave reviews from critics and audiences alike. The first season starred Connie Britton and Dylan McDermott as Vivien and Ben Harmon, a couple who move from Boston to Los Angeles after a miscarriage and infidelity threaten to tear their marriage apart. As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that there are malevolent, supernatural forces at play, some of which exist right before the Harmon's very eyes without the couple ever realizing the truth until it is far too late. "Murder House" also marked...

Alright, it seems American Horror Story’s Ryan Murphy may have finally remembered the secret ingredient to his spooky stew: Sarah Paulson. Yes, the unofficial CEO of creepy facial expressions and emotional meltdowns that could win Oscars on their own. For a show that’s been wheezing like a haunted accordion since Cult, this news lands like a double espresso on a Monday morning. After years of storyline spaghetti and location-hopping, AHS might just be getting its groove and its geography back.

Translation: Emergency horror CPR is underway. Paulson has done everything short of marrying a demon on screen. And if anyone can save AHS from its own confusion, it’s her.

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Let’s call a jump scare a jump scare. Ryan Murphy treats his actors like collectible Pokémon…...

Glee makes it three straight at the Tonys.

When Darren Criss picked up a Tony Award on Sunday night for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical for his turn in Maybe Happy Ending, the veteran star became the third straight Glee alum to win a trophy on Broadway’s biggest night. He followed hot on the heels of Jonathan Groff, who won his first Tony last year for Merrily We Roll Along (and he was nominated this year in the same category as Criss for Just in Time), and Alex Newell, who won best featured actor in a musical for Shucked in 2023.

Criss accepts his Tony during Sunday’s ceremony. Theo Wargo/Getty Images

While the springboard from screens big and small to the stage is busier than ever, the wins deepen the validation for Ryan Murphy and his beloved Fox musical TV series,...

Deadline reports that prolific producer Ryan Murphy is setting up his next project at FX, a series adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis‘ The Shards starring Kaia Gerber (American Horror Story).

The series will be directed by Max Winkler, who has worked on many Muprhy projects. He’s helmed episodes of American Horror Story, American Horror Stories, The Watcher, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, Monster: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, and Grotesquerie.

The Shards is a semi-autobiographical coming-of-age tale which follows a 17-year-old version of Ellis during his final year at Buckley prep school. When the enigmatic new student Robert Mallory arrives on campus, Ellis suspects he might be connected to the nearby serial killer known as The Trawler. The story was initially released on Ellis’ Patreon in 2020 as a serialized audiobook, but was published as a novel in 2023.

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Joe Don Baker, who played a bad guy and a CIA agent in three James Bond films and the star of the classic movie Walking Tall, has died aged 89. His family announced on May 7 that the actor had passed, but no cause of death was revealed. Baker established himself as an action star, first appearing in minor roles on television and in films in the mid-to-late '60s. It wasn't long before he snagged his breakthrough role as real-life Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser in the 1976 movie Walking Tall. After that, leading and supporting roles flowed in for the Texas native, who played basketball and football in school.

After serving two years in the United States Army, Baker moved to New York City to study at the Actors Studio. While there, during the 1963-1964 Broadway season, he appeared onstage in Marathon '33, a play based on June Havoc's memoir, which...

Charlize Theron is wishing one actress took home a golden statuette for their work.

Theron recently stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to promote her upcoming movie, The Old Guard 2, when the pair spoke about her co-star, Uma Thurman, and Theron’s recollection of the actress before working with her.

“We knew each other kind of offhand, but I knew her from being a massive fan, just watching her work and always wanted to do something with her,” Theron said. “Because when I came into the action world, she was really, to me, like, the sensei. She was the Og.”

Jimmy Kimmel added, “I agree. She should have won the Academy Award for Kill Bill, right?”

Theron responded, “A hundred percent. I think men get a lot of credit for these movies.”

“What she did in that film was just so unbelievable. And to me, she’s just such a badass,...

Exclusive: Blue Fox Entertainment heads to Cannes with worldwide sales rights excluding Australia and New Zealand to the New Zealand feature Big Girls Don’t Cry from feature directorial debutante Paloma Schneideman Aka musician PollyHill.

Production recently began in Mangatāwhiri Omaha and Tāmaki Makaurau in the region of Auckland in New Zealand.

The coming-of-age story takes place in the summer of 2006 as 14-year-old Sid experiences a sexual awakening and the desire to be accepted by an older group of girls as she explores her rebellious side, leaving a trail of destruction in her wake. Rain Spencer and Noah Taylor star alongside...

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Kieran Culkin will have to wait a bit longer before he can add a Tony to his Succession Emmy and A Real Pain Oscar. | © Searchlight Pictures

Back in 2016, I wrote an article here when one of my favorite actresses, Jessica Lange, won a Tony for Long Day’s Journey into Night, thereby joining the club of elite actors who had achieved the Triple Crown of Acting. Only 24 actors have ever achieved this, and since Lange eight years ago, only two people have joined that list (Viola Davis in 2017 with her Emmy; Glenda Jackson in 2018 with her Tony).

I thought it would be fun to take a look at who is a realistic possibility to join that club. I’m reminded of it because, until just a few days ago, there was a chance that person was going to be Kieran Culkin! Culkin had been largely predicted to be...

Disney TV’s studio head has offered an update on the future of American Horror Story. In an interview with Deadline, Eric Schrier gave an update on life after season 13 of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk's anthology series.

He admitted that the network doesn't "have another incarnation of American Horror Story ordered" at the moment, but they would be up for it if “Ryan has an idea that is great.” American Horror Story ran for 12 seasons between 2011 and 2024, with AHS season 13 on the way next year. Over the years, the show has covered haunted houses and hotels, aliens, witch covens, and cults.

Although there is no season 14 on the cards for AHS, Schrier has left the door open for the creator to return with new concepts. "It's a franchise that, by design, can always be rebooted. And so when Ryan has an idea that is great and can figure...

American Horror Story might need to find an entirely new cast when it returns for Season 13 — whenever that is. The show has enlisted many actors since its beginning, bringing back many of them for subsequent installments. Patti Lupone appeared in two seasons of the anthology series, her latest being American Horror Story: NYC. However, it doesn't seem like she's interested in screaming her lungs out in another season. "Yeah, I don't think so," the Agatha All Along star told Gold Derby when asked if she would consider returning for an all-star Season 13 that has been rumored to be in development. Ryan Murphy has expressed interest in bringing the old gang together. "I think he was probably talking about the guys," Lupone said, laughing.

"Now I’m excited that Sarah [Paulson] is interested in it again. I’m excited that Evan [Peters] — in the right part — would be interested. There’s...

Long Day’s Journey into Night unfolds within a single April day in 1912, as the Tyrone family convenes in their Connecticut seaside retreat. Morning light filters through lace curtains (ghostly in its delicacy), hinting at both renewal and decay. Jonathan Kent adapts Eugene O’Neill’s Pulitzer Prize–winning drama with minimal fanfare: David Lindsay-Abaire’s screenplay preserves the play’s structural integrity while allowing microexpressions to carry seismic emotional weight.

Cinematographer Mark Wolf frames each encounter with a stillness that feels almost surgical, positioning Mary (Jessica Lange), James (Ed Harris), Jamie (Ben Foster) and Edmund (Colin Morgan) in tableaux where silent glances speak volumes. Ilan Eshkeri’s sparse score—or absence thereof—amplifies ambient creaks and a distant foghorn, rendering the house a character itself.

Lange’s Mary drifts between lucid charm and opioid-tinted disorientation, while Harris’s James masks paternal regret beneath a veneer of theatrical pride. Foster’s...

Don’t expect Patti LuPone to return to the American Horror Story universe anytime soon.

In a new interview, the Broadway star seemingly shut down the possibility that she would come back to the FX anthology series for Season 13.

During an interview with Gold Derby, the reporter asked LuPone if she would return to American Horror Story, adding that creator Ryan Murphy wanted “to bring the group back together for Season 13.”

“What group is that, though?” LuPone asked.

The outlet suggested it was the “really, really cool people,” but LuPone didn’t buy it and said, “Yeah, I don’t think so,” adding, “I think he was probably talking about the guys.”

LuPone first appeared in American Horror Story: Coven (Season 3) playing the role of Joan Ramsey. The Agatha All Along actress returned to the horror series in Season 11 for American Horror Story: NYC.

Before working with Murphy on AHS,...

Actor-singer Celia Keenan-Bolger will receive the 2025 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award for what the Tony Administration Committee calls her “unwavering dedication to advocacy work through the arts.”

The Isabelle Stevenson Award is presented annually to a member of the theater community who has made a substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more humanitarian, social service or charitable organizations. Previous recipients include Billy Porter, Jerry Mitchell, Julie Halston, Judith Light, Nick Scandalios, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Stephen Schwartz, Larry Kramer, Rosie O’Donnell, Bernadette Peters, Eve Ensler, and David Hyde Pierce, among others.

Among Keenan-Bolger’s advocacy work cited by the committee: In 2008 she moved to Pennsylvania where she volunteered for months as a field organizer for the Obama campaign. Then in 2012 she co-founded Broadway For Obama, organizing events to phone bank, canvass and register voters. She served on the advisory board of Broadway Impact, which worked to...

The streaming adaptation of ‘Cape Fear’ tells the story of a killer who returns to haunt a pair of happily married attorneys.

There’s a new “Cape Fear” coming to TV screens everywhere — this time, in the form of a streaming TV series on Apple TV+. As is always the case with an Apple TV+ show, the new “Cape Fear” has a very strong A-list cast attached, and will do its best to terrify audiences just as the first two incarnations of the story have done in years past. We’ll show you everything you need to know about the new “Cape Fear” series here!

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It's well known throughout Hollywood that Bill Murray doesn't have an agent. Back in 2019, Murray spoke with IndieWire about how his home phone used to ring and ring, pestering him with job offers and potential movie roles. He hated hearing from his agent, preferring to answer the phone if it was a friend just calling to chat. He preferred his privacy. Murray was in-demand enough that he could afford to set up a 1-800 number that he would only distribute to a few key filmmakers or casting directors. He understood that there were various studios around Hollywood where some beleaguered interns were commanded to "Get Bill Murray on the phone!" Luckily, those interns had his 1-800 number, which would direct callers to a computerized voice message system. Murray could then check the machine whenever he wanted, picking through demands at random.

This may be why Murray tends to work with the same directors repeatedly.

Gold Derby is celebrating its 25th anniversary with our series of "25 in '25" highlighting the best, worst, and weirdest of the 2000s.

Viewers of The Last of Us are still wiping away their tears after witnessing a the death of Pedro Pascal's Joel during the April 20 episode. Might all of the extra buzz from that emotional moment help Pascal win an Emmy Award? It's certainly possible. Many performers have won statuettes for their impactful swan songs, and more still have been nominated. With the help of Gold Derby's forum posters, we have compiled a list of 25 performers since 2000 who received Emmy attention after being killed off.

Note that some of the contenders below submitted their death episode for Emmy consideration (such as The White Lotus' Jennifer Coolidge picking "Arrivederci"), while others chose different episodes from the seasons in which they perished (like Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston going with...

Michael Caton-Jones' historical biography "Rob Roy" had the bad luck of being released on April 7, 2025, only about a month and a half before Mel Gibson's juggernaut "Braveheart." Both films were about notable Scottish rebels, with "Rob Roy" centering on a 16th-century folk hero and "Braveheart" focusing on a 14th-century freedom fighter. As such, audiences couldn't help but compare the two films. "Braveheart" was the larger, more expensive, more violent, and more crowd-pleasing of the two, and it would go on to win five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. "Rob Roy" was kind of swallowed by the Hollywood "Braveheart" hype.

That's a pity, really, seeing as "Rob Roy" is a fantastic film unto itself. Liam Neeson stars in the movie as Rob Roy MacGregor, a put-upon Scottish clan leader who has to borrow some money to establish himself as a powerful cattle trader and feed his people.

There aren’t many things that Clint Eastwood cannot do. ‘The Man with No Name’ could shoot the rope flawlessly multiple times to save Tuco. ‘Harry Callahan,’ on the other hand, once hijacked a school bus in something as stifling as a suit and tie combo. Yet, when The Bridges of Madison County premiered in 1995, few expected cinema’s ultimate tough guy to break character and become its most surprising romantic hero.

Well, Eastwood’s emotional range in the movie would do much more than just stun the critics post-release. It was a risk that paid off with a global box office of $182 million against a $22 million budget, plus an Oscar nomination for his co-star Meryl Streep. But what’s even more surprising? According to Streep, The Bridges of Madison County made Steven Spielberg weep “for 40 minutes” straight. Now, that’s no ordinary feat.

A weepy romance in Iowa… made by Dirty Harry?...

Family Equality’s Night at the Pier gala has set its sights on a power Hollywood couple to honor on May 12.

Uber-manager and Untitled Entertainment founding partner Jason Weinberg and his screenwriter husband Merritt Johnson will be feted at Pier Sixty in New York with the Luigi Caiola Luminary Award at an event set to celebrate love, equality, family and inspiration, as well as a decade of marriage equality thanks to the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court case of Obergefell v. Hodges.

Their honor will be presented by clients and close friends like Oscar nominee Demi Moore, Marlo Thomas and Debbie Harry. Other planned tributes include Peggy Gillespie, co-founder and director of Family Diversity Projects, receiving the Hostetter-Habib Family Award presented by renowned choreographer Bill T. Jones. The night’s program also plans talent performances from Broadway shows like The Outsiders, Six, The Wiz, Kimberly Akimbo, Some Like it Hot and more.

Six years ago, Michelle Williams won the Best Limited/Movie Actress Emmy for her role as actress-dancer Gwen Verdon in FX's Fosse/Verdon (2019). Now, Williams could become the 15th actress to win at least two Emmys in this specific category, thanks to her role on FX's Dying for Sex.

Williams plays Molly Kochan, a terminal cancer patient whose tragic, often funny, and wild sexual journey is at the heart of the story. Kochan’s podcast, cohosted with her friend Nikki Boyer, serves as the foundation for the series, which dives deeply into themes of sex, desire, friendship, and death.

The last person to win double Emmys in Best Limited/Movie Actress was Kate Winslet for Mildred Pierce (2011) and Mare of Easttown (2021). It took her 10 years to claim the bookend trophy, while Williams could accomplish the feat in just six years. Should Williams prevail, both actresses would also be undefeated in this race.

Tim Roth’s next movie featuring a Shōgun star just got a thrilling new look. Roth has been set to play the lead role in Tornado, the upcoming action thriller that also stars Takehiro Hira alongside Game of Thrones veteran Rory McCann, who is famed for playing The Hound in the HBO series. Collider is thrilled to partner with IFC Films to unveil the first exclusive trailer for Tornado, which premiered at the Glasgow Film Festival in February. In addition to Roth, Hira, and McCann, Jack Lowden and Kōki, have also been set for roles in Tornado, which is a thriller coming from writer/director John Maclean. Maclean made his feature debut in Slow West, the 2015 R-rated Western thriller starring Kodi Smit-McPhee opposite Caren Pistorius.

Tornado is set against the rugged backdrop of late 1700s Britain. The film follows Tornado, a young and determined Japanese woman who lands in the...

Cch Pounder is the latest familiar face making plans to visit Cape Fear: The NCIS: New Orleans veteran has joined the cast of Apple TV+’s upcoming adaptation, our sister site Variety reports. Details on her role have not been released.

Javier Bardem, Amy Adams and Patrick Wilson are already set to star in the 10-episode series. “In Cape Fear, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Adams) and Tom Bowden (Wilson) when Max Cady (Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison,” according to the official synopsis.

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Variety reports that Morten Tyldum has been tapped to direct the pilot for Apple’s upcoming Cape Fear series and executive produce. Additionally, the great Cch Pounder has joined the cast, which includes Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, and Patrick Wilson.

Based on John D. MacDonald’s 1957 novel The Executioners, Cape Fear “will follow what unfolds after killer Max Cady (Bardem) is released from prison and seeks out the Bowdens, whom he blames for his sentence.” The 10-episode series has been described as a tense, Hitchcockian thriller that will examine America’s obsession with true crime in the 21st century. It’s not known who Pounder will play in the series, but she’s always a very welcome addition to any project.

Tyldum has plenty of small-screen experience under his belt. He directed all eight episodes of Apple’s Defending Jacob miniseries, helmed three episodes of Silo (also on Apple TV...

Jesse Armstrong's HBO movie finally has a title and a premiere date — just in time for the Emmys.

Mountainhead, written and directed by the Succession creator in his directorial debut, will premiere on May 31 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt and will available to stream on Max. May 31 is, of course, the annual Emmy deadline.

The movie follows a group of billionaire friends, played by Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith, and Ramy Youssef, who get together against the backdrop of a rolling international crisis. The cast includes Hadley Robinson, Andy Daly, Ali Kinkade, Daniel Oreskes, David Thompson, Amie MacKenzie, and Ava Kostia. HBO also released photos from the film, which give major Succession vibes, featuring the main quartet on the ski slope and in a posh mountaintop ski lodge.

Mountainhead has been on the fast track from the get-go after being announced in January. Production commenced in early March in Park City,...

There’s at least one more season of American Horror Story on the horizon and details about the upcoming Season 13 are starting to come in.

It’s difficult for any television series to sustain itself for a dozen seasons, but American Horror Story has experienced a particularly fascinating trajectory that’s often more chaotic than it is creative. Regardless of one’s opinion on American Horror Story – its current state or the series in general – there’s no denying that it ushered in a new wave of anthology storytelling that’s still popular a decade later. There’s been an increasingly blasé approach to American Horror Story seasons that it’s sometimes easy to forget about the tremendous pomp and circumstance that surrounded the early seasons and how each year’s theme would be teased and revealed like a major event. American Horror Story’s production and promotion has become more perfunctory,...

Did You Know Meryl Streep Was Unfazed While Filming With A Huge Bug In Her Dress? ( Photo Credit – Facebook )

Meryl Streep had a bug in her dress. A huge one. And she powered through an entire scene without breaking character. On the set of Out of Africa, Streep delivered a flawless take while an “enormous insect” crawled around inside her costume. Screenwriter Kurt Luedtke recalled (via Cheatsheet), “But the instant Sydney said ‘Cut!’ her face contorted, and she smashes her fist against her chest and yelled, ‘Get me this thing out of here!'”

The costume team rushed in, tore open her dress, and out fell the massive intruder. Luedtke continued: “The costume person tore open her dress, and out fell an enormous insect! It had been crawling around in there all through the scene, but she had forced herself to ignore it.” The moment stunned the crew.

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The Conjuring and Aquaman star Patrick Wilson's psychological thriller, A kind of Murder, will soon hit Max. The underrated murder mystery movie, which stars The Sinner and Blade: Trinity's Jessica Biel opposite Wilson, debuted in 2016 to less-than-stellar reviews from critics.

Audiences will have another chance to re-experience and re-evaluate A Kind of Murder when it arrives on Max on April 1. Directed by Andy Goddard from a screenplay by Susan Boyd, the film adapts Patricia Highsmith's 1954 novel The Blunderer. Wilson plays Walter Stackhouse, an architect and aspiring writer of short-story crime fiction, fascinated by the recent murder of the spouse of local bookstore owner Marty Kimmel. Biel portrays Walter's wife Clara Stackhouse, who apparently commits suicide not far from the restaurant parking lot where Kimmel's wife was murdered. A police investigation led by Detective Lawrence Corby ensues, as both husbands are suspected of being involved in the deaths of both women.

While the Glasgow Film Festival wrapped a few weeks ago with more than 33,000 people in attendance at the 12-day event, the festival’s industry program saw a big boost in attendance this year, with numbers up 15% year-on-year.

It’s welcome news for Samantha Andie Bennett, who heads up the Gff Industry Focus section and its talent development labs as she and her team work to position the strand into a significant event on the festival calendar that can attract delegates from around the UK and beyond while, crucially, creating a pipeline to support new local talent.

“We’ve been trying to find a formula and see what works and we’ve been trialling things for the last few years but this year, it just feels like we found the right mix,” she tells Deadline. We’ve been building our network and the new venue – The Social Hub in Glasgow – has...

Bill Murray's pick for his career-best performance may surprise fans. The Hollywood legend recently singled out 2005's forgotten comedy Broken Flowersas the work he's most proud of.

Murray is frequently recognized as one of the greatest comedy stars of his era, with his performances as parapsychology professor Dr. Peter Venkman in Ghostbusters, jaded TV executive Frank Cross in Scrooged, and smooth-talking news reporter Phil Connors in Groundhog Day among his most notable roles. The actor's 2005 portrayal of an aging playboy in Broken Flowers earned praise from critics at the time of release, but flew under the radar for many.

Bill Murray Says Broken Flowers is His Best Movie Performance

During a recent appearance onHot Ones, Murray looked back on career highlights in between downing extremely spicy chicken wings without flinching. Host Sean Evans asked Murray if he'd even given a screen performance he knew he could never top.

"I thought the movie Broken Flowers,...

This April, Legend is digging deep into the vault of genre-defining cinema with a line-up of channel premieres guaranteed to thrill, provoke and entertain. The network’s spring slate reads like a who’s who of cult filmmakers and action greats, with titles from John Carpenter, Paul Verhoeven, Michael Winner and Neil Marshall all making their Legend debut.

The chaos kicks off on 5th April with Carpenter’s Escape from New York – a dystopian thriller that still bristles with energy more than four decades on. Kurt Russell’s eye-patched anti-hero Snake Plissken remains one of the most iconic figures in genre cinema, and his high-stakes rescue mission across a walled-off Manhattan prison is the perfect way to launch the channel’s month-long celebration of cinematic mayhem.

The channel also brings Michael Winner’s controversial revenge classic Death Wish (18th April) into the spotlight, marking its first appearance on Legend. Charles Bronson...

Chris O’Donnell (NCIS: Los Angeles) has joined the cast of ABC’s 9-1-1: Nashville in a series regular role.

O’Donnell is the first cast member to join the 20th Television and Ryan Murphy Television drama which received a straight-to-series order from the network last month. He will star as ‘Captain Don Sharpe,’ a rugged fire captain and rodeo rider who runs Nashville’s busiest firehouse with his beloved son. Don’s a devoted husband and family man but he has his secrets.

The new offshoot joins the mothership series 9-1-1 on ABC where it moved to in 2023 following its cancellation at Fox. The second series from the franchise, 9-1-1: Lone Star, was cancelled after five seasons in 2023 and completed its run in February.

9-1-1: Nashville is written and executive produced by the franchise’s co-creators Ryan Murphy & Tim Minear and 9-1-1: Lone...

If you were alive and paying attention in the early 2000s, chances are you remember Tim Burton’s Big Fish. Or maybe you don’t. That’s kind of the problem. Here we are, over twenty years later, and Big Fish remains a cinematic anomaly—loved by those who saw it but often forgotten in broader conversations about Burton’s filmography. How did one of the director’s most ambitious, heartfelt, and visually stunning films fade into relative obscurity? And why does it deserve to be remembered as his second-best film, right behind Ed Wood? Let’s dive into this weird, wonderful, and sadly overlooked masterpiece to figure out just what the fuck happened to Big Fish.

Released in 2003, Big Fish hit theaters when Tim Burton’s career was at a crossroads. He was still riding high from his ‘90s dominance—where he cranked out Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, and...

Brian Durnin’s debut feature Spilt Milk took home the Audience Award at the Glasgow Film Festival this year, wrapping up a starry 21st edition that saw the likes of James McAvoy, Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Toni Collette, Tim Roth and Takehiro Hira all touch down at the Scottish event.

Runner-up to the Audience Award, which is sponsored by Mubi and is the fest’s only award, was German comedy Two to One, starring double-Oscar nominee Sandra Hüller.

Spilt Milk, set against the backdrop of 1980s working class Dublin, follows 11-year-old Bobby (Cillian Sullivan), who dreams of being a detective just like his TV idol Kojak. He sets up a private investigation with his best friend but when Bobby’s older brother disappears, it sets them off down a dark path.

“We’re deeply honored to accept this wonderful award and to know that our film connected with the audiences at Glasgow Film Festival,...

The 21st edition of the Glasgow Film Festival came to a close last night with the world première of Martyn Robertson’s Make It To Munich. The closing ceremony also saw the announcement of this year’s audience award, which went to the Dublin-set Spilt Milk.

James McAvoy with his Cinema City Honorary Award Photo: Glasgow Film Festival

“We’re deeply honoured to accept this wonderful award and to know that our film connected with the audiences at Glasgow Film Festival, said Spilt Milk director Brian Durnin. “The city and festival will forever hold a place in our hearts.”

German comedy Two To One was the runner-up.

Last weekend, James McAvoy received the festival’s other award, the Cinema City Honorary Award. He was one of several high profile guests to attend this year, along with Jessica Lange, Toni Colette, Tim Roth, Ed Harris, Martin Compston and Takehiro Hira.

The...

The Glasgow Film Festival‘s 2025 Audience Award, sponsored by Mubi, went to Brian Durnin’s drama Spilt Milk, wrapping up a star-studded 21st edition that attracted the likes of James McAvoy, Toni Collette, Tim Roth, Jessica Lange and Ed Harris.

Among other big names visiting Scotland were Japanese musician and actress Koki and Shogun star Takehiro Hira, who came to Glasgow for the world premiere of Scottish survival thriller Tornado, while Formula 1 world champion Damon Hill attended the world premiere of sporting documentary Hill. Collette was a surprise special guest for a 30th anniversary showing of her breakthrough film Muriel’s Wedding.

Scotland’s largest annual celebration of cinema, which this year also put a spotlight on Austrian films, from satirical looks at rent-a-friend agencies and the power of billionaires to an exploration of generational poverty and a climate crisis mockumentary, wrapped with the world premiere of Scottish documentary-maker Martyn Robertson...

Bill Murray is naming his own career-best performance, and his answer might surprise you.

The iconic actor selected Jim Jarmusch’s “Broken Flowers” as the most “perfect movie” he’s ever been a part of. The 2005 film won the Grand Prix at Cannes, and celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Murray stars as a wealthy retiree who learns he has a 19-year-old son, spurring a tour of past lovers to find the mother of his child. Jeffrey Wright plays the amateur sleuth whom is employed by Murray’s character to track down four ex-girlfriends from 20 decades prior; Tilda Swinton, Frances Conroy, Sharon Stone, and Jessica Lange are Murray’s onscreen exes.

When asked during “Hot Ones” in the below video if he had ever felt like he gave an ideal performance when a film wrapped, Murray pointed to “Broken Flowers.”

“I thought the movie ‘Broken Flowers’ that Jim Jarmusch directed…...

The Dublin Film Festival came to an end at the weekend after one of its most varied programs yet. Guests visiting the event included deep-dive documentary-maker Alexandre O. Philippe, attending with his Texas Chain Saw Massacre meditation Chain Reactions; director Jason Buxton, there with his acclaimed Ben Foster-starring thriller Sharp Corner, soon to be released by Vertical; Albert Serra, supporting his surprise San Sebastian winner Afternoons of Solitude; Palestinian director Elia Suleiman, honored by a curated retrospective; and British ’60s pop-culture icon Twiggy, subject of Sadie Frost’s film of the same name. From closer to home, director Lorcan Finnegan and writer Thomas Martin brought their cult Cannes hit The Surfer, and the UK’s Polly Steele came with Four Letters of Love starring Helena Bonham Carter and Pierce Brosnan.

Under the always assured stewardship of artistic Gráinne Humphreys, the festival took a big swing by opening with The Return,...

Jonathan Kent’s feature film adaptation of Long Day’s Journey Into Night begins, as the famous Eugene O’Neill play usually does, at breakfast. James Tyrone (Ed Harris) and his wife Mary (Jessica Lange) are enjoying some idle morning chitchat in their seaside Connecticut home, discussing trivial things like the foghorn that blared all through the previous night. They’re soon joined by their two sons, Jamie (Ben Foster) and Edmund (Colin Morgan), who quickly liven up the conversation by throwing a few gentle jibes at their father. “The joke is always at the old man’s expense,” James complains, perhaps only half-seriously.

The entirety of the film takes place at the Tyrone house, following these four characters over the course of a single day. At breakfast they seem the picture of a happy family, yet the camera keeps finding little signs that something isn’t right. Often it will...